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How to Grow Grape Hyacinths (Muscari) for Spring Color
Grape hyacinths are small spring bloomers that are perfect to plant along walkways or in rock gardens.
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How to Grow Maidenhair Ferns Indoors or Outdoors
Maidenhair ferns are small ferns that most of us grow as houseplants. They are a little high maintenance, but worth the effort.
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How to Grow Pole Beans
Pole beans are a great addition to a small garden. They produce a plentiful harvest in a small amount of space.
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How to Grow Mina Lobata (Spanish Flag)
Mina lobata is a spectacular flowering vine that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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How to Grow Red Hot Poker (Torch Lily)
If you have the space, red hot pokers are eye-catching statement plants that attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They are deer and rabbit resistant.
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How to Grow Malabar Spinach, an Edible Tropical Vine
Malabar spinach, although not a true spinach, tastes like it and grows during the heat of the summer when your true spinach has finished.
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How to Grow Calla Lilies Indoors or Outdoors
Calla lilies add tropical flare inside your home or out in your garden.
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How to Grow Butternut Squash
Butternut squash is a versatile squash that can be prepared many different ways. It grows on long vines that can be planted in hills or grown in rows.
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How to Grow Caladiums Indoors or Outdoors
Caladiums are shade plants with large, colorful leaves. They can be grown in your shade garden or indoors as a houseplant.
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How to Grow Madonna Lily, an Ancient Flower
Madonna lilies have graced our gardens for 3,000 years. In addition to history, they will lend height and fragrance to your garden in the spring.
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How to Grow Hyacinths for Spring Color
Hyacinths are colorful spring bulbs that are also very fragrant.
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How to Grow Red Spider Lily
Red spider lilies are a great way to add color to your garden in the late summer and early fall. The intensely red flowers look like spiders with their long stamens.
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How to Grow Obedient Plant, a Native Plant
Obedient plants are a native plant that looks like a snapdragon. It is an aggressive spreader so it can take over your garden if you are not careful.
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How to Grow Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) Indoors or Outdoors
Agapanthus can lend a tropical touch to your landscape. In colder climates, it can be grown indoors as a houseplant.
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How to Grow Japanese Painted Fern, a Colorful Fern
Japanese painted ferns are small variegated ferns that add color to your shade garden.
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How to Grow Pineapple Lilies
Pineapple lilies are easy to grow summer flowering bulbs with flowers that look just like pineapples.
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How to Grow Ostrich Fern, a Native Plant
Ostrich ferns are the largest native fern. They make a dramatic backdrop to your shade garden. Take advantage of their rapid spread and use them for erosion control along stream banks.
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How to Grow Nasturtium, an Edible Flower
Nasturtiums are easy to grow, edible and valuable companion plants in your vegetable garden.
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How to Grow Cinnamon Fern, a Native Plant
Cinnamon ferns are hardy native ferns that grow well in moist shady locations. Their fronds turn yellow in the fall to add color to the landscape.
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How to Grow Purple Fountain Grass, an Ornamental Grass
Purple fountain grass is usually grown as annual. Its deep red leaves and flowers work well in your garden or even in a container with other flowers.
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How to Grow Shade-Loving Tuberous Begonias
Tuberous begonias' brightly colored flowers add a pop of color to a shady corner in your yard or patio.
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How to Grow Japanese Blood Grass, a Colorful Ornamental Grass
The bright red foliage of Japanese blood grass provides interest year round in your garden even in temperate climates.
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How to Grow Lamb's Ear, a Drought-Tolerant Plant
With its soft, fuzzy leaves, lamb's ear is perfect for a children's garden. It's low stature makes it suitable as an interesting edging to your garden.
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How to Grow Bunny Tail Grass, an Ornamental Grass
Bunny tail grass is an excellent addition to gardens designed with children in mind. Its soft, fuzzy flowers look like rabbits' tails and beg to be touched.
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How to Grow Purple Coneflower (Echinacea), a Native Plant
Purple coneflowers are a drought tolerant native that are a must in every garden. Not just beautiful, they also attract bees, butterflies and birds.
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How to Grow Northern Sea Oats, a Native Grass
Northern sea oats are one of the few native grasses that will grow in partial shade. Beware though, it is a prolific self-seeder.
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How to Grow Astilbe in a Shade Garden
Astilbe will light up your shade garden with its colorful plumes of flowers.
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How to Grow Coral Bells (Heuchera), a Native Plant for Shade
The colorful leaves of coral bells are great way to add color to your shade garden.
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How to Grow Wild Ginger, a Native Plant, as a Groundcover
Wild ginger is a hardy native plant that is perfect as a groundcover in a shady area or under a tree.
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How to Grow Lady’s Slippers, a Native Plant
Lady's Slippers are native orchids that are hardy in most of the US. Grow them in a shady corner or under a tree.
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How to Grow Turtlehead (Chelone), a Native Plant
Turtlehead flowers look like turtles with their mouths open. They are a woodland plant that needs wet soils.
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How to Grow Solomon's Seal, a Native Plant
Solomon's Seal is a native woodland plant that is superbly adapted to grow in your shady garden. Its berries are an important food source for the birds in your backyard.
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How to Grow Rat Tail Cactus
Rat tail cacti are often grown in hanging baskets so that their stems can drape over the sides of the container.
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How to Get Rid of Autumn Olive, an Invasive Plant
Autumn olives used to be used extensively until we realized that they were an invasive plant that was taking over the landscape and pushing out the native plants.
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How to Grow Chocolate Soldier Plant
Chocolate soldier plants are fuzzy succulents with "chocolate" edging on their leaves.
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How to Grow Bugleweed, an Attractive Groundcover
Bugleweed is a groundcover that can planted in full sun or partial shade. Its colorful foliage and unusual flowers add color to a semi-shady corner of your yard.
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Purple Loosestrife, an Invasive Plant
Purple loosestrife is beautiful but very destructive. It is an invasive species from Europe that forms dense mats which choke out native plants.
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How to Grow Polka Dot Plants Indoors or Outdoors
Polka dot plants are Madagascar natives whose brightly colored leaves add color and interest both indoors and outdoors.
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How to Grow Purple Bell Vines
Purple bell vines are a Mexican native that is grown as an annual. The 10 foot vines are covered with purple flowers that look like bells.
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How to Grow Purple Passion Plant (Velvet Plant)
Purple passion plants add color and texture to your indoor space with their fuzzy purple leaves.
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How to Grow Foxtail Lilies (Desert Candles)
Foxtail lilies can add drama to your garden with their 6 to 8 feet tall flowers.
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How to Grow Tiger Jaws (Shark Jaws)
Tiger jaws are small succulents that look like the jaws of a fearsome predator.
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How to Grow Goatsbeard, a Native Plant
Goatsbeard is the perfect solution for that wet area in your yard or use it in a rain garden.
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How to Grow Wandering Jew (Spiderwort)
Don't be turned off by its name. Wandering Jew is a colorful easy to grow houseplant.
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How to Grow Resurrection Lily (Surprise Lily)
Resurrection lilies grow their foliage in the spring and their flowers at the end of the summer. They are a nice "surprise" in August.
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How to Grow Burro's Tail (Donkey Tail)
Burro's Tail is a succulent that drapes over the sides of your containers.
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How to Grow Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)
The tubular blossoms of nicotiana add color and texture to your garden.
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How to Grow String of Pearls Indoors or Outdoors
String of Pearls is an unusual succulent that is most often grown in hanging baskets where it looks like strings of beads hanging from the edge.
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How to Grow Moses in the Cradle (Boat Lily) Indoors or Outdoors
Moses in the Cradle is a lovely tropical plant that can be grown outdoors in tropical areas or indoors as a houseplant in colder regions.
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How to Get Rid of Rust in Your Garden
Rust is easy to spot but hard to get rid of. Prevention is the best cure.
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How to Grow Lipstick Plant
Lipstick plants are popular houseplants that have flowers that look just like tubes of lipstick.
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How to Get Rid of Bean Leaf Beetles
Bean leaf beetles can quickly destroy your bean patch. Try these organic methods to get rid of them.
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How to Grow Friendship Plant
Friendship plants earned their nickname because they are easy to propagate from cuttings so they can be shared with other gardeners.
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How to Grow Canary Creeper Vine
Canary creeper is a tropical flowering vine whose bright yellow flowers look like canaries flitting among the leaves.
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How to Grow Lithops (Living Stones)
Lithops are small succulent-like plants that thrive on neglect. If you tend to forget to water, lithops are for you.
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How to Grow a European Fan Palm Indoors or Outdoors
European fan palms add a tropical flare to your home or yard.
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How to Grow Lupines, a Native Plant
Lupines add interest to your garden with unusual leaves and colorful spires of flowers.
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How to Grow a Corn Plant (Mass Cane)
Corn plants make an exotic addition to your home.
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How to Grow Gardenias Indoors or Outdoors
Gardenias are small trees that are grown for their fragrant flowers. With a little care, you can grow them outdoors in warm climates or indoors as houseplants in colder climates.
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How to Grow Cast Iron Plant Indoors or Outdoors
Cast iron plant is perfect for those of us with dark homes or shady yards.
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How to Grow Baptisia (False Indigo), a Native Plant
Baptisia is an easy to grow native plant that will provide you with multiple seasons of interest. Its lovely pea-like flowers appear in the spring followed in the summer by its interesting seedpods that rattle in the breeze.
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How to Get Rid of Bindweed (Creeping Jenny)
Bindweed is an invasive weed related to morning glories. It is extremely difficult to eliminate because of its deep root system.
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How to Grow Gladiolus (Sword Lilies)
Gladioli are tall, elegant flowers that look great at the back of your border or as cut flowers in a flower arrangement.
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How to Grow Tomatillos (Husk Tomatoes)
Tomatillos are used to make the popular salsa verde. They are grown as annuals in northern gardens, similar to tomatoes.
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How to Grow Mandevilla Vines
Mandevilla vines are tropical vines with colorful flowers that can be grown in temperate climates either as annuals or grown in containers that are brought indoors during the winter.
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How to Grow Ground Cherries (Husk Tomatoes)
Ground cherries are easy to grow and have a variety of uses.
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How to Grow Siberian Bugloss (False Forget-Me-Not)
Siberian bugloss, also known as False Forget-Me-Not, is a shade loving perennial that can be grown in wet soils.
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How to Grow Wisteria for Spring Color
Wisteria is a flowering bine that can be become invasive. Choose one of the native species so that you can enjoy the beautiful springtime flowers without worrying that it will take over your garden.
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How to Grow Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes)
Jerusalem artichokes, also known as sunchokes, are a native plant that is grown for its nutritious tuber.
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How to Grow Passion Flower (Maypop)
The name passion flower is associated with an entire genus of plants. They are known both for their distinctive flowers and their fruit.
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How to Grow Celeriac (Celery Root)
Celeriac is related to celery, but easier to grow and store.
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How to Get Rid of Lily Leaf Beetles (Scarlet Lily Beetle)
Lily leaf beetles can quickly destroy your prized lilies and other plants. Fortunately, you can get rid of them safely and organically.
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How to Grow Celery for Spring or Fall
Celery is a biennial vegetable that is grown as an annual. You can grow it for harvest in the spring or the fall.
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How to Grow Radicchio (Italian Chicory)
Radicchio is a perennial vegetable that is usually grown as an annual. To achieve the characteristic red coloring, you will need to blanch the heads.
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How to Grow Brugmansia (Angel’s Trumpet) Indoors or Outdoors
Brugmansia are flowering tropical trees that can be grown in containers and brought indoors so that northern gardeners can enjoy their blossoms year-round.
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How to Grow Bear's Breeches (Acanthus)
Bear's breeches are a spectacular addition to your semi-shady garden. Both the flowers and the leaves add an architectural element to your bed.
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How to Grow Tatsoi (Spoon Mustard)
Tatsoi is an Asia green with a tangy mustard flavor. It is a cool season biennial crop that will grow in partial shade.
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How to Grow Verbena Bonariensis, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Light and airy, verbena bonariensisis perfect in a cottage garden style garden, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and readily reseeds itself in your garden so you are never without it.
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How to Grow Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbages)
Napa cabbage is a cool season vegetable that is used in kimchi, hot pots, wraps and stir fries.
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How to Grow Dutchman’s Breeches, a Native Woodland Plant
Dutchman's Breeches is a spring ephemeral and native forest plant so it is perfect for a shade garden where spring bulbs won't grow.
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How to Grow Mizuna (Japanese Mustard)
Mizuna is a Japanese vegetable that looks like arugula and has a peppery taste. Use it in stir fries and salads to add spicy flavor.
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How to Grow Virginia Bluebells, a Native Woodland Plant
One of the most spectacular sites in the spring is a woodland filled with the bright blue of Virginia bluebells. You can recreate this seasonal show in your shady or woodland garden.
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How to Grow Bok Choy (Chinese Cabbage)
Bok choy used to be only found in specialty Asian markets but more and more home gardeners are adding this cool season vegetable to their spring and fall crops.
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How to Grow Jack in the Pulpit, a Native Woodland Plant
Jack in the Pulpit are perfect for that damp, shady area in your yard.
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How to Grow Purslane, an Edible Weed
Purslane, that noxious weed that never seems to go away, is surprisingly nutritious. The stems, leaves and flower buds are all edible.
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How to Grow Trillium, a Native Woodland Plant
If you are a native plant lover, set aside a corner of your shady garden for a few trillium. You can choose from the 36 species that grow across the temperate US.
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How to Grow Cucamelons (Mouse Melons)
Cucamelons look like tiny watermelons, but they taste like cucumbers with citrus notes.
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How to Grow Sweet William, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Sweet william has been beloved by gardeners since Shakespeare's time. Its colorful flowers light up the garden and fill your yard with a wonderful clove scent.
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How to Grow Sorrel, a Perennial Vegetable
Sorrel is a cool season plant that grows best in the spring and the fall. Its bright lemony taste is a welcome addition to salads.
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How to Grow Four O'Clocks, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Four o'clocks have been grown since the time of the Aztecs. The flowers open late in the afternoon and last for one night emitting a fragrance that attracts pollinators.
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How to Grow Lady's Mantle, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Lady's mantle has been a long-time cottage garden favorite. Its fuzzy leaves are deer resistant and hold droplets of water after a rain that sparkle like diamonds in your garden.
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How to Grow and Dry Birdhouse Gourds
Like most gourds, birdhouse gourds are grown for their utility. They can be dried and made into utensils, bowls and even birdhouses.
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How to Grow Columbine (Aquilegia), a Cottage Garden Favorite
Columbines are a beloved cottage garden flower. They are hardy plants that freely reseed themselves in your garden providing years of color. Gardeners also love them because they bridge the flowering gap between spring bulbs and summer flowers.
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How to Grow Blackberry Lilies (Leopard Lilies)
Blackberry lilies, which are not true lilies, have orange or yellow flowers which produce shiny black seeds that provide color and texture in the fall and early winter.
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How to Grow Scarlet Runner Beans, an Edible Ornamental Plant
Scarlet runner beans are related to pole beans. They can be grown purely for their ornamental value or as a crop. The flowers, beans and tubers are all edible.
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How to Grow a Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Black-eyed Susan vines look like black-eyed susans, but they are not related. These vigorous vines bloom all summer.
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How to Grow a Hoya (Wax Plant)
Hoyas, or wax plants, are flowering tropical vines that have become popular houseplants.
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How to Grow Cardinal Climber Vines to Attract Hummingbirds
Cardinal climber vines are an interesting addition to any garden. Their long throated red flowers will attract hummingbirds, while their leaves add texture.
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How to Grow a Staghorn Fern Indoors or Outdoors
If you are a fan of houseplants as décor then staghorn ferns are for you. Mounted on a board, you can hang them on a wall just like a piece of art.
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How to Grow Hyacinth Bean Vines
Hyacinth bean vines are edible but they are most often grown for their ornamental value.
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How to Grow a Boston Fern (Sword Fern) Indoors or Outdoors
Boston ferns are easy care plants that make a statement in your home or in your landscape.
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How to Grow Crown of Thorns Indoors or Outdoors
Crown of thorns is a thorny shrub that is related to poinsettias. Given enough sunlight, it will bloom year round.
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How to Grow a Resurrection Fern, a Native Plant, Indoors or Outdoors
Resurrection ferns are native plants that can be grown outdoors or indoors as houseplants. Once established, they require no care, not even watering.
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How to Grow a Prayer Plant
Prayer plants are the perfect solution if your home does not get a lot of sunlight. They prefer filtered light. Their leaf colors can add a little pop of color to your interior decor.
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How to Grow Shrimp Plants Indoors or Outdoors
Shrimp plants earned their name from the color and shape of their flowers bracts. They are grown as landscape plants in the tropics and houseplants in colder climes.
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How to Grow a Ponytail Palm Indoors or Outdoors
Add a little exotic greenery to your landscape or home with a ponytail palm.
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How to Grow Black Eyed Susans, a Native Plant
Black eyed susans are a native flower that have been hybridized and welcomed into our gardens. They reward you with profusions of flowers year after year.
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How to Get Rid Mexican Bean Beetles
Mexican bean beetles defoliate the legumes in your garden. Here are some organic ways to keep them from destroying your plants.
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How to Grow a Sensitive Plant
Sensitive plants are easy to grow and fun for kids. Their unique abiity to close their leaves at a single touch is fascinating for kids and adults alike.
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How to Grow Milkweed to Attract Monarch Butterflies
Milkweed is critical to the suvival of monarch butterflies. Do your part to save them by planting this easy to grow native plant.
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How to Grow an Umbrella Plant Indoors or Outdoors
Umbrella plants offer an unusual leaf shape to your houseplant collection.
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How to Grow Penstemon (Beardtongue), a Native Plant
Penstemon are hardy native plants that come in different sizes and flower colors making them a versatile plant for your garden.
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The Best Way to Get Rid of Garlic Mustard, an Invasive Weed
Garlic mustard is an invasive weed that rapidly crowds out native plants and tree seedlings. It has no natural enemies in North America.
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How to Grow Any Kind of Eggplant
Eggplants are a tropical berry that are grown around the world and used in many cuisines.
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How to Grow Any Kind of Pepper
Hot or sweet or in between, all pepper plants are grown the same. They need a lot of heat and a lot of sunlight.
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How to Grow Tithonia (Mexican Sunflowers)
Tithonia is a great addition to any garden because it is deer resistant. It also works well in butterfly gardens because it is the nectar plant for many butterflies including monarchs.
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How to Grow Celosia
If you like to craft with dried flowers, you need to add celosia to your cutting garden. The flowers come in many bright colors, are easy to dry and retain their colors for months.
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How to Grow Moonflowers
Moonflowers are related to morning glories, but bloom in the evening. Their white flowers glow in the moonlight.
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How to Grow Castor Beans
Castor beans are an exotic addition to your garden as long as you are mindful of the fact that the seeds are the source for ricin, a well-known poison.
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How to Grow Peonies, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Peonies never seem to go out of style. Their gorgeous flowers have been a staple of cottage gardens for centuries thanks to their ease of cultivation and long lives.
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How to Get Rid Asparagus Beetles
Asparagus beetles can destroy your asparagus patch in a single season. Using a combination of beneficial insects, neem oil and good gardening techniques, you can limit the ravages of these pests.
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How to Grow Rhubarb, a Perennial Vegetable
A rhubarb patch will grow for ten years, producing 2 to 3 pounds of stalks per plant every year.
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How to Grow Asparagus, a Perennial Vegetable
Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that will grow year after year providing you with decades of scrumptious spears every spring.
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What Is Skunk Cabbage?
Skunk cabbage is a native plant, actually two native plants that grow in marshes, bogs and shallow streams. Both emit an odor that smells a lot like skunk giving them their name.
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How to Grow a Bird of Paradise Indoors or Outdoors
The bird of paradise plant looks exotic, but it is one of the most popular houseplants. Properly cared for, it will reward you with year-round blooms.
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How to Grow Air Plants (Tillandsia)
Air plants are unique plants that can grow without soil. This means that you can display them any way that you want to suit your decor or your mood.
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How to Prevent Blossom End Rot
Blossom end rot is a common problem, especially in tomatoes. Prevent it from happening in your garden by properly amending your soil to ensure the correct amount of calcium and making sure that your garden is watered consistently throughout the growing season.
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How to Get Rid of Spittlebugs
Spittlebugs are usually just a minor nuisance in your garden. If you have a large infestation, the insects are not difficult to get rid of and you can even prevent them from re-infesting your yard.
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How to Get Rid of Earwigs in Your Home and Garden
Earwigs aren’t the worst insect nuisance that you have to deal with in your home and garden, but they are definitely one of the most scary looking ones. Keep your home and yard earwig free using these simple steps.
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How to Grow Portulaca (Moss Rose)
Portulaca, also known as moss rose, is a colorful annual that is drought tolerant, salt tolerant and can be used in your garden or in containers.
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How to Get Rid of Leaf Miners
Leaf miners are a major problem in broad leaf plants. Use a combination of manual preventions and barriers to keep them out of your garden.
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How to Grow Morning Glories
Morning glory vines are easy to grow. Their cheerful flowers greet the sun (and you) each morning and then close in the afternoon.
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How to Grow Daikon Radishes
Daikon radishes are large, mildly favored radishes that can be eaten raw, cooked or pickled. They are as easy to grow as their smaller, red cousins.
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How to Get Rid of Cutworms
An infestation of cutworms can destroy a garden very quickly. You can get rid of them by tilling, putting up barriers, handpicking or inviting their predators into your garden.
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How to Get Rid of Scale
Scale insects are tiny but dangerous. They can literally suck the life out of your plants.
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How to Get Rid of Spider Mites
Spider mites are tiny terrors. They reproduce quickly and suck the life out of your plants. Fortunately, getting rid of them is not difficult.
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How to Grow and Prepare Edamame
Edamame is a type of soy bean that is harvested before it is ripe. The beans are an important source of nutrients for vegans.
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How to Prevent Black Spot on Your Roses
Black spot is the scourge of the rose garden. Here are a few suggestions for preventing it from infecting your roses.
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How to Grow Jicama
Native to Mexico, this root vegetable can be grown in your own vegetable garden with a little care.
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What Is Wasabi?
There is a big difference between that green paste that comes with your sushi and freshly grated wasabi.
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How to Grow a Jade Plant
Jade plants are easy to grow and propagate.
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How to Grow Peanuts
Peanuts aren't just for southern gardens. We northern gardeners can grow and enjoy them also.
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Is Corn Smut Good or Bad?
Corn smut can ruin your corn crop or add variety to your dinner.
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How Did the Chrysanthemum Become the Symbol of the Japanese Emperor?
Chrysanthemums have a long history in Japan. They are an ancient symbol that has become an important part of the culture.
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What Are the Differences Between Daffodils, Narcissus, and Jonquils?
The Narcissus family contains flowers that are variously called daffodils, narcissus and even jonquils.
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What Are Rembrandt Tulips?
Add a little piece of history to your home and garden with these colorful tulips.
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Crown Vetch, a Wild Flower That Can Be Used for Erosion Control
Beautiful but invasive, crown vetch is often used for erosion control.
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How to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles
Japanese beetles are highly destructive. They have no natural enemies here in the US but they can be controlled using methods that are effective and environmentally friendly.
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How to Get Rid of Squash Vine Borers
Squash Vine Borers are destructive but can be easily controlled using some simple techniques.
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How to Get Rid of Mealybugs
Mealybugs are a common pest both indoors and outdoors. Fortunately, they are easy to eliminate.
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How to Grow and Harvest Chicory
The bright blue flowers of chicory ornament our roadsides. Grow this hardy "weed" in your garden for use in salads and as a coffee substitute.
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Wild Flowers: Poison Hemlock
Poison hemlock looks like Queen Anne's Lace, but can be deadly.
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How to Grow Globe Artichokes
Grown as both a vegetable and a landscape plant, globe artichokes have been in our gardens for thousands of years.
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How to Grow Poppies, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Poppies are a long time cottage garden favorite. They are colorful and easy to grow.
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How to Grow Peas
Get a jump on the growing season and add nitrogen to your garden by planting peas, a cool season crop.
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How to Grow San Marzano Tomatoes, an Heirloom Vegetable
San Marzano tomatoes are an heirloom favorite that is the preferred tomato for cooking.
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How to Grow Kalanchoe
Chase away those winter blues with the brightly blooming kalanchoe.
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How to Grow Potatoes
Potatoes are a new addition to the Western diet. They are easy to grow and can be cooked in innumerable ways.
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How to Grow Onions
Onions have been grown and eaten since the dawn of history. With just a little care, you can grow this popular vegetable in your own garden.
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How to Grow Thai Dragon Peppers, an Heirloom Vegetable
Thai dragon peppers are chili peppers that are used in Southeast Asian cuisines. They are often used in stir fries, curries, soups and salads.
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How to Grow Musquee de Provence Pumpkins, an Heirloom Vegetable
Musquee de Provence pumpkins are an easy to grow old-fashioned favorite.
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Queen Anne's Lace, a Beloved Wildflower
A beloved wildflower imported from England and named for a queen.
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How to Grow Great Blue Lobelia, a Native Plant
Attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard with this easy to grow native wildflower
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How to Grow Skirret, an Heirloom Vegetable
No longer grown except in historic restoration gardens, skirret was once a popular vegetable that was replaced by potatoes.
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How to Grow Geraniums (Pelargoniums) Indoors or Outdoors
Geraniums are a versatile plant that provides summer color but can also be grown as a houseplant.
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How to Grow Balsam (Touch-Me-Not)
Once a favorite of Victorian gardens, balsam, also called Touch-Me-Not, is nearly forgotten today. It is easy to grow and readily reseeds itself for years of enjoyment.
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How to Get Rid of Iris Borers
Preventing iris borers from destroying your iris is easy if you keep your garden debris free and keep a close eye on your iris foliage in the spring to spot any signs of borer infestation.
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How to Grow Japanese Iris
Add an exotic look and prolong the iris season by planting Japanese iris. They are hardy, easy to grow plants for the moister areas of your yard.
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How to Grow Siberian Iris
Siberian iris are smaller, more delicate versions of the stately bearded iris. They are easy to grow, relatively disease free, and don’t mind moist areas.
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How to Grow Bearded Iris
Bearded iris are easy to grow, come in almost every color imaginable and prolong the spring bloom period in your garden.
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How to Grow Sansevieria Indoors or Outdoors
Sansevieria, also known as Snake Plant or Mother-in-law's Tongue, are one of the easiest houseplants to grow. They require minimal care, thriving in conditions that are less than optimal for most houseplants.
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How to Grow Asparagus Ferns Indoors or Outdoors
Asparagus ferns are easy to grow, both indoors and outdoors.
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What is the Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams?
Each autumn, I stand in the produce section of the grocery store puzzling over the sweet potatoes. Why are some called yams and what is the difference?
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How to Grow Bluebells, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Plant bluebells to add spring color in your woodland or shady garden.
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How to Get Rid of Thrips
Thrips are tiny insects that literally suck the life out of your plants.
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How to Grow Shallots
Shallots can be used in place of onions for a milder flavor. They also keep much longer than onions.
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How to Get Rid of Corn Borers
Despite their name, corn borers don't just attack corn. Fortunately, they also have enemies.
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How to Grow Leeks
An ancient vegetable that is still widely used today.
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How to Get Rid of Tomato Hornworms
Tomato hornworms are probably the biggest and scariest looking caterpillars you will find in your vegetable garden.
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How to Get Rid of Flea Beetles
Flea beetle adults kill by spreading disease, while the larvae kill by eating the roots of your plants.
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How to Grow The Fairy, an Heirloom Rosebush
The Fairy is a rose that is small enough to be grown in a container or in your fairy garden.
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How to Get Rid of Potato Beetles
Colorado potato beetles are a scourge that we brought on ourselves by introducing potatoes in their environment. You can keep their numbers down using a variety of methods.
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How to Grow a Zephirine Drouhin Rose, an Heirloom Rosebush
A climbing rose that combines the beauty and hardiness of heirloom roses with the season-long bloom of modern hybrid roses.
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How to Grow Cleome, a Cottage Garden Favorite
If you have a butterfly garden or a hummingbird feeder, you will want to plant these beauties which attract both.
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How to Get Rid of Slugs and Snails
An infestation of slugs and snails can destroy your garden. There are some simple, organic methods to get rid of them.
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How to Grow an Eglantine (Sweet Briar) Rose, an Heirloom Rose
A must-have in my garden and a favorite of Shakespeare and Chaucer.
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How to Grow Watermelons
The classic taste of summer, watermelons are the perfect fruit on a hot day.
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How to Grow Hollyhocks, a Cottage Garden Favorite
Hollyhocks have been a staple in cottage gardens for centuries.
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How to Grow Popcorn
The colorful Indian corn with which we decorate in the fall is ideal for use as popcorn.
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How to Grow Rosa Mundi, an Heirloom Rose
Rosa mundi is a naturally occurring sport of the Apothecary's Rose. The flowers are striped instead of solid.
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How to Grow Bachelor's Buttons (Cornflowers), a Cottage Garden Favorite
An annual flower that made the leap from weed to beloved flower.
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How to Grow Tiger Lilies, a Cottage Garden Favorite
No cottage garden would be complete without the mid-summer blooms of tiger lilies. Their bright orange flowers add color and dimension to the garden.
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How to Rid Your Roses of Aphids
Aphids are a bane in your rose garden. Thankfully, getting rid of them is fairly simple.
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How to Get Rid of Cucumber Beetles
There are simple, organic steps that you can take to reduce the number of cucumber beetles, minimize the damage they inflict and the diseases which they carry.
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How to Grow Any Kind of Cucumber
Cucumbers are easy to grow as long as they have lots of sunshine and lots of heat. Plant different varieties so that you will have plenty to eat and pickle.
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How to Start Seeds Indoors
Starting seeds indoors is easy and less expensive than buying plants.
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How to Grow Spider Plants
Spider plants are one of the easiest houseplants to grow. They require very little care while rewarding you with new plants that can be shared with family and friends.
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How to Grow African Violets
Brighten up your dark north-facing window with colorful African violets.
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How to Grow Aloe Vera Indoors or Outdoors
Easy to grow and propagate, and useful for first aid, no home should be without at least one aloe vera plant.
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How to Grow Luffa to Make Your Own Sponges
Add luffa vines to your vegetable garden and you may never buy another sponge!